Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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